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| Oct 25, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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Big Defense Contractor Asserting Privilege in Apparent Effort to Help Clinton-Gore White House Northrop Grumman Officials Expected to Have Information About Hidden Clinton-Gore E-Mail and Threats (Washington, DC) A federal court judge, The Honorable Royce Lamberth, authorized this week the subpoenaing of fourteen Northrop Grumman officials and employees for testimony in federal court concerning the burgeoning Clinton-Gore White House e-mail scandal. Evidence shows that Northrop Grumman knew that White House officials threatened Northrop Grumman employees with jail in order to keep the e-mail from the courts, independent counsels, and Congress. Rather than turn over to the Court certain documents about the scandal which likely show the White House is lying about the threats its officials made, Northrop Grumman is asserting attorney-client and other privileges. The Clinton-Gore White House has refused Judge Lamberth’s requests to ask Northrop Grumman to waive any privileges and release the documents so all the facts can come out about the e-mail scandal. The scandal was uncovered by Judicial Watch through White House whistle blowers and is being pursued in its ongoing Filegate civil lawsuit on behalf of those Reagan and Bush staffers and others whose FBI files were taken and misused by this White House. (Hillary Clinton is a defendant in the lawsuit.) Among the Northrop Grumman officials that Judge Lamberth authorized Judicial Watch to subpoena is Kent Kresha, its Chairman, President, and CEO. “Northrop Grumman’s computer contract with the Clinton-Gore White House is worth, according to testimony, $5-$6 million per year. It is no surprise then that they are asserting bogus privileges to keep key documents and testimony from the public about White House threats and intimidation. We look forward to getting information from Northrop Grumman witnesses in court,” stated Larry Klayman, Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel. |
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